U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

67 -- ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SYSTEM SOL DAAD16-00-T-0040 DUE 030100 POC Xinia Llovet-Zurinaga FAX (508) 233-5286 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFQ, http://www3.natick.army.mil. The U.S. Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command's -- Natick Soldier Center (USASBCCOM-NSC) is proposing to enter into a solicitation for a commercial energy dispersive x-ray system with image processing which is required for a Philips/FEI XL30 ESEM, TMP. The system should be compatible with the ESEM allowing column and stage control of the ESEM for x-ray analyses and image processing. The x-ray system must have the capability of performing dot mapping, quantitative/qualitative analysis, image processing, particle sizing and chemical typing. The system should be 100% PC based and operate on Windows NT, have the ability to store data as TIFF files for export and the ability to incorporate data into report formats using MS Word and Excel. The system must be able to store x-ray data on individual pixels to allow reanalysis on stored images. A detector is required which will allow detection of light element analyses on low z materials down to atomic number of 4 (BE). Thermal cycling of the detector is required without degradation and the cool down time of the detector should not exceed four hours. On site system training by a microscopist and support of the system and software by service engineers are required. The system should meet the minimum requirements as follows: Detector, Digital Acquisition for x-ray signal processing and digital image acquisition, Minimum specification for digital x-ray processing, Computer, Software, Image processing, and other requirements which will be addressed in the Request for Quotes (RFQ). In addition to the requirements listed above please list any additional software packages along with their pricing which are available on the system. Delivery of items are required no later than 31 March 2000. The SIC code for this acquisition is 3844. The Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. RFQ will be available in our website at http://www3.natick.army.mil under Business Opportunities; Ongoing Acquisition on or about 23 February 2000. Posted 02/16/00 (W-SN426169). (0047)

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